Today I purchased my first music online. Oh sure, I’d set up an account with the Australian iTunes Music Store so that I could grab one of their free tracks but once I realised that the music I bought from the iTMS wasn’t actually going to work with the music player I own I decided [...]
Before I came to Japan I hadn’t had my hair cut in almost a year. This is the longest I’d ever gone between visits to the barber and although I had intended to keep it going for the full twelve months fate stood in the way. Osaka is in the grip of one of Japan’s [...]
Those of you who knew me in Australia were undoubtedly subjected, at least once, to my professions of love for my Xbox. Not so much because I’m a fan of Microsoft (I’m not) nor because I hate all things Sony (I don’t) but because I was quite proud of constructing what was essentially a home [...]
Well, now I really feel like I’m in Japan. Yesterday evening Rui and I went to Yodobashi Camera in Umeda and signed me up for a phone. Actually, it’s technically Rui’s phone since I don’t have all the required documentation but as far as we’re both concerned I’m now the proud owner of a Samsung [...]
I had an idea a few weeks ago now for a new web site that will undoubtedly take the world by storm. This site, not to be confused with all the other sites I’ve started that failed to take the world by storm, is relatively straightforward and simple and began mainly as a project I [...]
So here I am in Japan. I’m set up now living with Rui in a place called Minoh; a suburb on the northern outskirts of Osaka. It’s a pretty nice place, nestled at the base of some mountains (the name of which I should probably look up) and situated about 40 minutes away by train [...]
Well I promised I was going to do something for a while and here it is. I’ve thrown out the old inqk.net blog and replaced it with a new one. My apologies if you’ve come here looking for a particular link and it’s now gone. I’m in two minds about whether or not it’s worth [...]